You don't need to post any blogs telling about how bad sugar is. There are thousands of such blogs available which described about the sugar. But who gave anyone right to ban sugar? Its decision of people to decide what is right and wrong for you. I want to eat sugar all the time and will do that, and if I am self aware, i will not eat it. So you can do. But I don't support such thing. And I am also not much interested to argue on this topic which is related much to choice of people.

Although this is more a topic of survey rather than a discussion.

Do you think your question makes sense and is it logical at all?

https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/the-sweet-danger-of-sugar

To get the discussion going...

You don't need to post any blogs telling about how bad sugar is. There are thousands of such blogs available which described about the sugar. But who gave anyone right to ban sugar? Its decision of people to decide what is right and wrong for you. I want to eat sugar all the time and will do that, and if I am self aware, i will not eat it. So you can do. But I don't support such thing. And I am also not much interested to argue on this topic which is related much to choice of people.

Although this is more a topic of survey rather than a discussion.

As you all know, excess consumption of sugar (suggestive levels is 30g/day/adult person) may leads to overweight and obesity and diabetes. Sugar content in the foods varies from food to food, zero percent (oils) to 100% in high sweet foods. The safe levels of guideline says that one cannot get higher than 7-10% of calories from the added sugars daily.

Avula Laxmaiah Where does it says consumption of high sugar can cause obesity or Diabetes?

Some references

. Hauner H, Bechthold A, Boeing H, Bronstrup A, Buyken A, Leschik-Bonnet E et al. Evidence-based guideline of the German Nutrition Society: carbohydrate intake and prevention of nutrition-related diseases. Ann. Nutr. Metab. 2012; 60 Suppl 1:1–58 (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22286913, accessed 17 January 2015).

Malik VS, Pan A, Willett WC, Hu FB. Sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain in children and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 2013; 98(4):1084–1102 (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23966427, accessed 17 January 2015).

Malik VS, Popkin BM, Bray GA, Despres JP, Willett WC, Hu FB. Sugar-sweetened beverages and risk of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis. Diabetes Care. 2010; 33(11):2477–2483 (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20693348, accessed 27 February 2014).

Malik VS, Schulze MB, Hu FB. Intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain: a systematic review. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 2006; 84(2):274–288 (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16895873, accessed 27 February 2014).

Vartanian LR, Schwartz MB, Brownell KD. Effects of soft drink consumption on nutrition and health: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am. J. Public Health. 2007; 10(4):120 (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17329656, accessed 27 February 2014).

https://academic.oup.com/qjmed/article/110/8/513/3574201

https://www.nutricionhospitalaria.org/index.php/articles/01492/show A more balanced result

https://www.google.com/search?ei=GwbLXM3qAaSC1fAPkoe9sAk&q=sugar+intake+and+obesity+cochrane+meta+analysis&oq=sugar+intake+and+obesity+Cochrane+meta+an&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.33i21.2586.9693..14703...1.0..0.1426.10606.3-2j8j5j1j2......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71j0i22i30j33i22i29i30j33i160.wnPPGIG0wTs

No, I do not think the % of sugar should be mandated. People should be educated about the dangers of excess sugar (and refined CHO/"junk" food etc. for that matter) and then make their own decisions. Besides, occasionally I would like a samll piece of fruit pie & ice cream which I'm sure has more than 5% sugar!

So, this is not as straightforward a question as it seems

Good debate.

The question of intervention is taken forward by the WHO, for example, maybe because of other benefits of sugar intake reduction: reduction of caries

Maybe what we need, is a multi-pronged approach to obesity.

But still, we have to decide on the priority elements for intervention

So far:

3 angles on the debate:

- Is there enough evidence of harm of Sugar in the diet?

-Is there benefit of sugar reduction in the diet?

-Does lack of evidence mean lack of intervention?

Please feel free to add your perspective